Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-02-21
ORGANIZED INDUSTRY.
WHAT THERE is IN IT FOR THE
ARMY OF -WoRkINGWoMEN.

what Women Are Doing and what They
May Do In the Way of Work that Is
Remunerative-somo information that
Ii Worth Pondering.
Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, Feb. lathe best and most
significant movement that has ever taken
place among w~orkingwomen has been ac-
complished in Chicago by the incorporation
OF 4Ihe Girls Cooperative Clothing Manu-
factory Sixty girls, expert workers, it is
stated, have combined together, hired a large
room, fitted IT up with thirty sewing ma
chines--secured the patronage Of a certain
number Of dea!5.s and gone to work for
themselves. They agree to draw moderate
wages weekly and divide the surplus at the
cnd'of the year. This is a start in the right
direction; this solves the problem Of the
aWorking Girls," so far as the sixty are con-
cerned, and the example will be priceless to
thousands of others. BY this act they nave
shown an intelligent comprehension Of the
situation N of the way to better II for
themselves and others. By it they at once
raise themselves from the position OF power
less and dependent employees to independent
workers, with proprietary interests, and an
incentiveto raising and maintaining a higher
standard Of work. No permanent improve
ment can q k place in working conditions un-
less this necessity is recognized. The one diff
cultysln regard to trades unions is that they
put good and bad workers on a level, and de-
mand the, wages for them, whether the work
Is done or not done, or done well or i'll. 1t Is
greatly to be hoped that the conscience of
workingwornen will prevent their accept
Hn uso y. slis ialse i~uhoanental OASIS. Ihe CO.
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asa Psisoners 81 poverty IN Ems country
auons snose wno Know now ana are willing
- SOC woSk, uliess they suffer
~ Tue Sa,aS OK VICE or inherited disease.
~ - sae Eooa. worker mas 9 TO improve
y Or ner own condition by every possible
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c1nau,atlYs eompensation TOT q and hours
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lMsen.sn., W INC graslneation OF tastes
ahu aproslslon ioro ia age. There are en-
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sne nuieS lne ayeragee anmoyer usesfhspbes
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iYsa,ns,;. Is $780, IT,
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t;an stana Il .u.s ny $500, lsTln 2 transf'
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